z- a, you didn’t tell me they were going to confiscate my belongings and that i was going to have to live with 2 other girls.

a- big deal. two other girls? i have to share my room with four other guys. sometimes in life you have to make sacrifices. at least we’re getting free room and board.

roger- guys, we are having a meeting in five minutes. attendance is Mando as in manditory. it will be in the emerald room. Don’t be late.



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a’s room
Posted on February 24, 2011 by jeremyferrick
Roger: a, you are going to be sharing your space with 4 other men. now i know it’s not easy to share your personal space. but we are going to keep you very busy with activities and meetings, not to mention, you appear to be an able bodied individual. So we are going to put you to work at our charity workshop. you are going to be hauling in refridgerators, televisions, microwave ovens, and other useful appliances that we sell at our thrift shop to earn fund for a worthwhile cause of keeping OTR running. this will be your way of giving back because one thing we all learn living in sobriety is that nothing comes for free.

a- well do i atleast get to play in the band? i consider music to be my real work and my way of giving back to the world.

R- First we are starting with the basics, you need to rebuild your life before focusing on your hobbies.

a- it’s not just a hobby, it’s much more then that. it’s an integral part of my lifestyle.

r- after you’ve earned your stripes and proven you’re in it for the long run, i MIGHT set up a meeting with the musical director.

a stares back at roger.

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zoey’s new room
Posted on February 24, 2011 by jeremyferrick
lacey is showing zoey her room. there are 2 bunk beds in the room.

z- oh, i don’t get my own room?

l- this isn’t the hyatt regency.

z- i just don’t know if i will be able to store all my stuff in here.

l- oh we have a basement for storage, but you’ll have to wait till the end of the program to get your stuff back. you just keep your toothbrush and clothes, a few essentials. We also have to confiscate any materials that we deem a detriment to your healing process.

z-what do you mean, a screening process?

l- zoey, when you signed your intake contract for over the rainbow, you gave absolute authority to the experienced staff. Would you like to renege on your word and go back to the life you were living before you got here? (zoey look back blankly.)

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phil’s office.
Posted on February 24, 2011 by jeremyferrick
phil has an acoustic guitar strapped around his neck and is singing the song ‘to love serve and remember.’

phil- (eyes closed) why have you come to earth? do you remember? why have you chosen birth? why have you come? to love, serve, and remember………..(he sees a and z standing at the door.) hello, and welcome. (they come in) please close the door. (he strums a chord) We here at over the rainbow aren’t like everybody else- we are the underdog, the rebel, the unemployed, drug addict- but i don’t believe in labels. i believe that everybody is a star, and we are here to create new possibilities. (Strums another chord.) Every ten seconds is a new opportunity to create a life for yourself. You shall be like a lotus flower rising out of the mud, a phoenix from the ashes. But when i get done with you, you won’t even be able to contain your joy. (strums a different chord.) you may be a pathetic excuse for a human being right now, but son, daughter, i’m here to show you how to turn your shit into sugar. (strums) are you ready to move in? (they nod in agreement.)

halleluliah, it’ a miracle.

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joseph’s office @ over the rainbow.
Posted on February 24, 2011 by jeremyferrick
joseph- (talking on the phone to his girlfriend.) Not the brown curtain, the grey ones. I told you to order the desk straight from ikea. ye, but the refridge doesn’t match the rest of the kitchen, baby, if you want the apt. to look like shit do whatever you like. i’m just telling you……….you’re not the one who majored in interior design. and by the way putting the lava lamp on the mantel piece throws off the whole feng shui of the house……(shrugs) but if thats what you want to do, be my guest. just be prepared that some of the guests that come to our housewarming party may not be coming back for the baby shower. (he sees z and a.) honey i gotta go, i’ve got clients. (hangs up phone) why did i ever marry a hippy?

z- are you the intake counselor?

j- yup that’s me.

z- we’ve been having some problems with um, substance abuse.

a- and alcohol we’re alcoholics actually, and we ued to be sexaholics, like we used to do it all the time.

z- But we don’t any more. (she thinks he’s cute.)

a- no. now it’s all about THE DRUGs.

z-yeah, we just can’t seem to stop.

a- it’s out of control. if we don’t get help it might get really bad.

j- wait, so you both do drugs together? you used to be in a relationship but now you’re not?

z- you got it.

j- so let me understand this, neither of you get tempted while under the influence to revert to your former sexual patterns? (phone rings, he picks it up) not right now. (slams it down.)

a- well, i’m a sexoholic but i’m also celibate, which isn’t really by choice.

z- see, cause i just want the drugs. i can care less about you know, (whisper) doing it.

J- (draws the shades) You guys both need help. Is this the first time you’ve actually sought help?

z- we were in denial.

J- watch out because anger is next. But we have the classes for you to help with that. (clipboard) fill these out immediately. you folks fit the program perfectly foor our center. i’m goinna get you the help you need- you guys need to be moved in and admitted right away. do you need help with transportation? the last i slacked on this kind of case we had an overdose. That is not what i need right now. luckily he didn’t die, but new horizons treatment center got him instead of us. so, do you all have jobs?

z- to be honest, my condition is so bad, i lost my job, my home,

a- and i’m unfit to substitute for study hall in summer school.

j- what a cruel situation you both are in. but we at over the rainbow are here for you. just remember, there’s no place like home. (clicks his ruby red shoes.) now say it with me, there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home.

z/a/j- there’s no place like home (3x)

j- louder now.-

z/a/j- there’s no place like home.

j-stop- you are home. go down the hall and meet with conselor phil. he’s going to be in room one o one. straight down the hall- now go. (as they exit) follow the yellow brick road.

z/a skip down the hall- follow the yellow brick road.



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next morn at the apartment
Posted on February 24, 2011 by jeremyferrick
z- so have you decided what you’re going to do next month regarding housing?

a-I’m on the fence right now- i’ll decide in a couple days.

z-try to come up with a decision because soon i need to know.

a-ok.(flips open the paper to the comics.)

z-are you still thinking about living in that rehab?

a-so it doesn’t seem so crazy now?

z-tell you the truth alex, i just got laid off.

a-well i guess i’m not the only slacker in town.

z-it’s the blind leading the blind.

a-you’re not thinking about the rehab now, are you?

z- well, i was thinking about what funny timing it is. The rent is being raised, i’m not getting laid, and i don’t feel like going back to work right away. as odd as it seems, i sure wouldn’t mind staying somewhere free for a few months.

a-what? really? so you want to do it? we could do it together. because tell you the truth, i didn’t want to stay there all by myself. if i had you there, it would be like a-

z-buffer?

a- yeah.

z-as much as you annoy me, i do feel more comfortable when you’re around. and i know you’d never leave me in a dangerous situation all alone.

a- you know, some of my friend say i’m crazy for continuing to live with you after we broke up, but i don’t regret a second i spent in this house with you.

z-me neither. except when you leave your clothes strewn all over the house, forget to take out the trash, and eat all my food. but besides those things, i think you’re going to make some woman very happy some day. just not me.

a- So, remember we have to go through a screening process to get in?

z- who do we have to talk to?

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little wing restaurant
Posted on February 24, 2011 by jeremyferrick
f-can you bring us some sweet and sour wings please?

wing the waiter- all the radies call me sweet wing, never sour. i like your earrings babe. i take you downtown honey. sweet wing buy you bling bling.

f-honey, i’m about ready to pull out my calender and pencil you in, but right now i have a very important meeting. (whispers) but let’s talk later. (hands him biz card. he runs off giggling in high pitch.) honey, i know your pay was cut nearly in half. you’ve suffered a lot and i hate to be the bearer of bad news.

z- am i getting laid off?

f- baby, it wasn’t my decision to make, but yes.

z- i know it’s not your fault, but what am i going to do now? my rent is increasing, and my roommate is thinking about moving into a rehab center.

f- i didn’t realize your boyfriend was a junkie.

z- first of all, he’s not my boyfriend any more. Second of all, he’s not a junkie, he just doesn’t have any money.

f- if you don’t mind me asking, what are you doing shacking up with your broke ass ex boyfriend?

z-he’s also my roommate. and he used to pay the rent on time.

f- isn’t that interfering with your sex life?

z- what sex life?

f- whoop there it is. honey, you need to come clubbing with the sisters sometime find you a big black man to take care of yo sexy ass.

z-that might not be such a bad idea.



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zoey gets laid off at her job
Posted on February 24, 2011 by jeremyferrick
City hall

fatikwah- Girlfriend, we need to have us a meeting.

z- bout what?

f- you hungry? let’s do lunch.

z- ok

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rehab jam scene.
Posted on February 24, 2011 by jeremyferrick
zoey sings ‘to love serve and remember’ with the band. people in the audience are emotional.

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This is not a scene but a large NOTE.
Posted on February 24, 2011 by jeremyferrick
1)What if you went to a drug rehab by choice? Even if you’re not addicted to drugs? Because living in a clinic allowed you to persue your life long dream of of playing music.
2)Johnny Chicken- after rehab gets his dog back- what are you doing- gimme my dog back!
3)How they discover Rehab- former addict friend celebrating his release from rehab? he’s not genuine about being drug free- just wants to hang with his dog.
4)2 stressed out, depressed friends, a female and male ex lovers, A) child abuse survivor (the female) / singer/ bipolar/ frustrated teacher or government worker/ contemplating giving up her career for more time for her music, cantorial reject , no more scholarhships. B)Highly talented male singer with high level of adult attention deficit disorder, in between housing.
5)They discover a recovery rehab center- free housing.
6)Dilemma- they aren’t drug addicts- so they think they may not qualify for the program- but then while they’re visiting people just assume they are so they ‘GO WITH IT.’
7) They scheme different ideas on how to get in A) check into AA meetings claiming to be alcoholics. B) Question if sex addiction qualifies them. C) They start attending.
Sample dialogue-
A-Since i’m so horny all the time, i probably qualify for sex addiction.
Z-Yeah, but you never get laid.
A- True!
8)open mic
9)they give up temp. and go back to being hopeless
10) chronic fatigue syndrome, sleeping, ocd, i need to quit my job, A gets fed up with his disillusions and inability to afford living in the city.
11)Separate lives of lead characters. Work, bills, living, parking tickets, lack of time to practice music, lack of connections, finding people to connect with, they find too many flakes, etc.
12)J informs them of the rehab. (“Too bad you guys aren’t drug addicts.”
13) it’s possibly a jewish rehab like beit tshuvah, but ‘you don’t have to be a drug addict.’
14) Attending a meeting, hearing all the drug discussion, they originally opt out.
15) Also aspiring health nuts (“how can i pretend to be on drugs when i don’t even take asprin?”)
16) The screening, moving in, faking it, paranoia, counselors, AA’s, blow outs- Oren/ Rabbi Father.
17) screw up on alcoholic knowledge- (you thought pomegranite juice with beer was a screwdriver?)
18) Sample Dialogue- Rabbi Phil- Remember our band Deep WrinkleTzvi? Ah man, now really HAVE deep wrinkles.
19) Oren- reactive counselor- phil’s son. – “We all have to find our purpose.” “Like becoming parents, for instance.”
Zoey- (raising her hand) speaking of becoming parents, i think my purpose is to become my own parent and not have kids!
Oren- Oh, you’re just spiritually bankrupt! (he rushes out)
Phil and Oren in phil’s office
Oren- I don’t think I am cut out to do this kind of work.
Phil- Son, this is your first month on the job! Don’t give up! Tell zoey that we are her to giver her “” credit.
oren- but dad, it’s not just zoey. yesterday another punk addict pissed me off. This role just doesn’t suit me!
phil- let me take over for today. I want you to go to anger class!
20) Rabbi’s sermon- land, mountains fertile- barren- green thumb- lebanon- war possibly contributing to barren land- beirut used to be the paris of the middle east.
21) Marshaune, holds up boxing mits for Z to hit.
22) B’rake Sheet (break shit class)
23)Zoey-pay cut, works at city hall. Gets permits for street performers. wages reduced to practically minimum wage.
24) Characters- Zoey- Alex- substitute teacher, not making enough money, lounge singer, guitar player. Johnny “DO THE ” chicken, brian, aron- rehab counselor that plays in the band, rabbi phil- rnr rabbi/ zvi- used to be in band with phil, brett, raz, dave, mashaune- personal trainer- martini- band counselor- terence- yoga/ meditation/ anger ball class/ jaime
perry farrell as former druggy, ocean moon, barbara, ron fozzy- cab driver- “hang on, i got a bar mitzvah to pick someone up at.” oren- phil’s son. dad’s shadow, ultra orthodox pico robertson upbringing yeshiva, opening up shwarma shop.
ron rothstein – (why not? he says a lot) “whatever.” teaches new age guided meditation.
25) Ending- zoey becomes canter, alex gets signed producer attends service and “discovers” alex.
26)Johnny and dog, Sharon is his grandma.
27) Bri- “The food here is pretty good.”
28) Alex’s estranged parents see him on television in a cable access commercial for over the rainbow.
29) Girl scout (audrey?) sells zoey chocolate- shows how addicted she is!
30) Daddy’s buying me a ferrari as soon as i get out of here (bimbo to Alex)
31) My name is Zoey katz and i’m a choco i mean alcoholic.
32) Endorsements- omega 3, rockstar cola.
33) Think of your life as a screenplay so don’t overshare and dumb down your audience so much.
34) Bus dialogue that i wrote.
35) Alex’s dmv printout, trade in guitar amp at pawn shop.
36) Dialogue- Pawn guy- something wrong with the amp? A- no i need my money ecause i nned my dmv printout so i can apply for a job as a limo driver, which i probably won’t get, but if i do, i’ll come back and buy this back as soon as i get paid.
37) Zoey is out on a date with some douche who is texting while they’re on the dance floor.
38) Aaron, so and so said blank, and while i was looking at this beaut i heard him say ……( lack of attention)
39)A- I used to lust over everybody with 2 boobs, now i lust over bodies with 4 wheels!
40) LA locals- bodhi tree- blue bus- audition- hi class clubs, people dancing and texting, car scenes, elevators, chicken cadillac car. Bus to boardwalk.
41) A’s excuse for not having a car to women “doing my part for the global green economy.”
42) I love the environment, but i sure do miss my gas guzzler.
43) Addicted to homeopathic medicine. I sure do love my seratonin in a bottle.
44) Alex is always checking out the babes.
45) @ bodhi tree w/ bri- books- the lazy man’s way to success, type z by marc allen- “now that’s my kind of book,” says A

46)coming clean- aa-’we were so lonely we needed family and support to achieve our goals’zoey leads davening, is helped by phil to achieve cantorial school

47)producer helps my rock band record in the end.

48) a looks at a room for rent with an old woman that would drive him nuts. “I wake up early in the morning. so no hanky panky, and NO LOUD MUSIC because fifi is very sensitive.” fifi is her pomeranian with a punk rock hair do and rainbow scarf, she doe dog tricks like letting her surf her arm.

49)He also looks at a place for rent that has bunkbeds for like 500 each, looks like a refugee camp.

50) jewish rehab- rabbi is hitting a heavy bag. “ruach mean breath.”

52)your favorite country is Jap-pan.

53)”we don’t smoke crack but we fell through the cracks”

54) So what are you guys in here for?

55)surf therapy, that sounds cool do you have to go to – to participate in that?

56) i got kicked out of kabbalah.

57) i still have to work on my cia band book